Since the validation of the election of Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, by the Supreme Court, issues arising from the judgment have put the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the edge. In this piece, Yusuf Alli examines the implications of what analysts are describing as a ‘legal time bomb’ for the ruling party in the […]
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VP meets Ministers Malami, Keyamo, Fashola, Lai Mohammed Tension in states as congresses take off Party threatens sanctions for parallel congresses Worried by the impact of the judgment of the Supreme Court on the fate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to meet with all ministers […]
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Factions reject consensus, threaten parallel excos We’ll move against saboteurs — Buni Confusion, protests and threats on Friday characterised the build-up to today’s ward congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the states of the federation. In some states where factions loyal to governors are working on consensus executives, opposing forces rejected such consensus […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has observed that with the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Ondo state gubernatorial election the All Progressives Congress (APC) has become technically invalidated and now lacks the statutory structure to operate as a political party in our country. The main opposition party made the declaration in a statement issued […]
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Chief Hillard Ntufam Etta, immediate past Deputy National Chairman (South) of All Progressives Congress (APC), in this interview with Leo Sobechi, contends that President Muhammadu Buhari as the leader of the party holds the key to political resolution of internal crisis dogging the party. Do you feel vindicated by Supreme Court observations on the leadership of APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention […]
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Group disowns branded items, says ex VP yet to declare intention Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said stability in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is critical to its electoral victory in 2023. Atiku, who was on a reconciliation tour, spoke at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday, after a meeting with Governor […]
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Scores of the All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in Osun State on Friday staged a peaceful protest over alleged hijack of congress nomination forms in the state. The youths, who staged a protest on the Gbongan-Ibadan road, Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, accused Osun State governor Isiaka Oyetola and the party chairman in the state Gboyega Famodun of […]
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By Adele Jinadu Missed Opportunities Pursuing the Idea of Nigeria as Ethno-RegionalismIn this section, I turn to the consideration of some milestones and the three missed opportunities from them that continue to frame contemporary demand for restructuring in the country. The Richards Constitution was an historic milestone and a defining moment in the development of […]
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As the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) braces up for the ward congress, the chairman caretaker of the extraordinary convention planning committee, Mai Mala Buni, has enjoined party stakeholders and members of the party against sabotaging the exercise. The APC chief in a statement called on officials conducting the Congress to be fair and objective […]
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Kalu Agu Kalu, on Friday asked a high court in Abuja for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the APC from going ahead with its planned Ward congress scheduled for Saturday, July 31 as well as subsequent local government, state, zonal congresses and the party’s national […]
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